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@jakob it fits the road #GitHub has taken since it was taken over by #Microsoft. The original promise was to be #OSS friendly. Now that they are the goto place for Open Source they change the rules step by step. This also affects paying users. The SaaS price list exploded a couple of months ago. You now even pay extra for git LFS. I guess, this is the enshittification process @pluralistic is talking about.
#oss #github #microsoft @Cory Doctorow @Jakob Borg

Einstweiliger Rechtsschutz gegen #Tracking-Cookies erfolgreich. #Microsoft verliert in zweiter Instanz. § 25 TTDSG/TDDDG zeigt ZĂ€hne. GlĂŒckwunsch an meine coolen Kolleg:innen bei Spirit Legal. Dieses Urteil ist ein Meilenstein.
#TeamDatenschutz #PrivacyLitigation

rsw.beck.de/aktuell/daily/meld


Cookies ohne Zustimmung: Microsoft-Dienst haftet selbst

Das OLG Frankfurt am Main hat die Verantwortung fĂŒr Cookies Microsoft zugewiesen, auch wenn sie - fĂŒr eine Microsoft-Dienstleistung - auf Kunden-Webseiten gesetzt wurden.
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#microsoft #tracking #teamdatenschutz #PrivacyLitigation

#microsoft #softwaredevelopment #DEI #crowdstrike

Maybe rather than trying to shove AI and ads in every portion of Windows Microsoft should focus on not letting their cybersecurity partners take down computers and networks all over the world.

#fail #crowdstrike #microsoft

A bank of flight info displays at Denver Airport all blue screened by the failed Crowdstrike update.
A display to honor military veterans who work at Denver Airport all blue screened by the failed Crowdstrike update.
#microsoft #fail #crowdstrike

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#microsoft #crowdstrike @Nacho

#microsoft #Germany #SovereignTechFund

#microsoft #cybersecurity #databreach

#microsoft

#Windows 11 is now automatically enabling #OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

"Quietly and without any announcement, the company [#Microsoft] changed Windows 11's initial setup so that it could turn on the automatic folder backup without asking for it."

Imagine your operating system forcing all your desktop files to sync to the cloud, without letting you know it would do that. Users should be aware of when their files are synced to any cloud.

Oh wait, I forgot... Microsoft has zero regard for user choice, #privacy, and #security.

#privacymatters

neowin.net/news/windows-11-is-



Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

Microsoft quietly changed how folder backup works in the OneDrive app on Windows 11. Now, the OS enables it by default during the initial setup without asking the user for permission.
Taras Buria (Neowin)
#onedrive #privacy #Windows #security #microsoft #privacymatters

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Monday: #Microsoft caves following outrage about the new #Recall feature's accusations of being spyware by making it "opt-in" on #Windows12. đŸ€”

#microsoft #recall #windows12

#microsoft #gdpr

Do you ever stumble upon an old Excel file that's locked with a password and you can't remember what it is? This can be incredibly frustrating, especially if the file contains valuable data! đŸ˜©

In my latest video, I show you a surprisingly easy way to remove worksheet protection from any Excel file, even if you don't have the password! This trick is perfect for those times when you're locked out of your own information.

The best part? You don't need any fancy software to do it! Just a little bit of text editing will do the trick. 😉
Check out my full video here: youtu.be/68goS6XdoW0

#excel #howto #productivity #exceltips #microsoft #office #tutorial #tech #software #spreadsheets #YouTube #Feditips

YouTube Thumbnail image highlighting the Excel logo with the caption "Unlock any Protected Excel File!"

🔓 Unlock ANY Password-Protected Excel File (No Software Needed!)

Tired of being locked out of your own Excel data? In this video, I reveal a simple trick to remove worksheet password protection from ANY Excel file, even if...
YouTube
#FediTips #software #youtube #microsoft #office #tech #tutorial #productivity #howto #excel #exceltips #spreadsheets

#privacy #microsoft #eff #recall #sukromie

Microsoft's Recall function is looking like a total security disaster.

doublepulsar.com/recall-steali


#Microsoft #Recall #CyberSecurity


Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.

I wrote a piece recently about Copilot+ Recall, a new Microsoft Windows 11 feature which — in the words of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella- takes “screenshots” of your PC constantly, and makes it into an

Kevin Beaumont (DoublePulsar)
#microsoft #cybersecurity #recall

#Windows #microsoft #curl #iibpsl

With #Microsoft introducing #Recall which will screenshot your screen to monitor all activities on your device, this begs the question...

What #Linux distro will you be switching to?

A screenshot from Microsoft's promo video of Recall showing a man in his home asking Recall to locate the website where he saw a white pair of sneakers. Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/copilot-plus-pcs#experiences
#linux #microsoft #recall

#infosec #microsoft #threatintel

With the impending doom of ICQ in June and the new crappy version of Teams coming in July, I would like to post this meme one final time

#ICQ #Teams #Microsoft #MicrosoftTeams

The two dog meme, strong dog with ICQ logo, 'Find anyone on earth and send direct file transfers in 50 different chats on a 486 with 4MB ram using a 14400 baud modem' and small weak crying dog with Teams logo, 'I ran out of memory while loading your username'
#microsoft #teams #microsoftteams #icq

23.5.2024 - Der Tag an dem offensichtlich wurde, dass Bing praktisch die einzige verbliebene Alternative zu Google ist. Alle anderen "Suchmaschinen" sind Bing mit Schlapphut und Trenchcoat. đŸ•”ïž

heise.de/news/Bing-DuckDuckGo-


#ZerschlagtDieMonopole #microsoft #google #bing #duckduckgo #qwant #ecosia #startpage


Bing, DuckDuckGo und weitere Suchmaschine nicht erreichbar

Einige Suchmaschinen, die nicht Google sind, funktionieren derzeit nicht. Betroffen sind Bing, DuckDuckGo und Ecosia.
Eva-Maria Weiß (heise online)
#google #microsoft #duckduckgo #bing #startpage #qwant #zerschlagtdiemonopole #ecosia

A Word of Advice if you
intend on using/trying Microsoft's newly announced Recall feature :windows: :

Be *extremely* careful with the data of others.

Recording your own data is one thing, but if you continuously use a feature that will record others on video conferences, chat conversations, and emails, without explicit consent, you could get in a lot of trouble.

Not only this can be extremely unethical (to say the least), but it could also expose you to serious legal consequences.

Remember:

1. Be careful: The use of this feature might not even be legal in some locations/situations/circumstances. If you use it, you should verify this first.

2. Consent should always be free, explicit, and revocable.

3. Once you collect the data of others, you become its guardian. You have a responsibility to secure it properly, for as long as you keep it. This is a heavy burden.

4. The easiest and safest course of action is to simply not collect this data in the first place.

In that sense, I highly recommend NOT using features such as Microsoft's Recall.

This is a data privacy disaster waiting to happen. For others, and for yourself.

#Privacy #Recall #Microsoft :2001:

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/0



New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC

Recall uses AI features "to take images of your active screen every few seconds."
Ars Technica
#privacy #microsoft #recall

#a11y #Accessibility #foss #free #opensource #screenreader #microsoft #nvdasr #News #nvda

#privacy #microsoft #AI

This week's In-Process is out, featuring all you need to know about copying text in Word, using Browse mode in Word, getting help in NVDA, and a special thanks to our friends at ISCB! All online now: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-6


#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Microsoft #MicrosoftOffice #Office365 #Office #Keyboard

Paste options in Word after pasting then pressing control. Image decorated with turquoise and orange accents.

In-Process 6th May 2024

We’ve previously covered a lot of the headline features of NVDA 2024.1. Today let’s look at a couple you may have missed. Specifically, copying text in Word, and getting help. Copying t

NV Access
#Accessibility #screenreader #microsoft #nvdasr #office #nvda #office365 #keyboard #microsoftoffice

Microsoft pokračuje v bitĂ­ sa do pƕs, ako to s tou bezpečnosĆ„ou na prvom mieste myslĂ­ sakra vĂĄĆŸne. VeÄŸkĂœ ĆĄĂ©f dokonca odkomunikoval vĆĄetkĂœm zamestnancom pomerne rozsiahlu sprĂĄvu, kde sa okrem inĂ©ho pĂ­ĆĄe aj to, ĆŸe ak sa kedykoÄŸvek musia rozhodovaĆ„ medzi bezpečnosĆ„ou alebo inou prioritou - majĂș jednoznačne uprednostniĆ„ bezpečnosĆ„. #Microsoft #BezpečnosĆ„

KrĂĄsne, skvelĂ©, takto by som bol rĂĄd, keby sa firmy sprĂĄvali. Ale verĂ­m tomu, ĆŸe to myslia (v MS) Ășprimne? Ćœe to nie je iba reakcia na aktuĂĄlny negatĂ­vny sled udalostĂ­? Ćœe to nevyfučí ako balĂłn behom max jednĂ©ho kvartĂĄlu? #Firmy #SprĂĄvanie

NeverĂ­m im ani slovo. Iste, aj takĂœto krĂĄtkodobĂœ zĂĄchvev mĂŽĆŸe na chvĂ­ÄŸu veci troĆĄku zlepĆĄiĆ„, ale nemajme prehnanĂ© očakĂĄvania. MS bral doteraz bezpečnosĆ„ buď ako nutnĂ© zlo, alebo ako spĂŽsob ryĆŸovania, keď čo i len trochu pokročilejĆĄie bezpečnostnĂ© funkcie zabalil do najdrahĆĄiej E5 licencie. #Microsoft #BezpečnosĆ„

To, ĆŸe MS produkty sĂș obÄŸĂșbenĂœm (rozĆĄĂ­renĂœm a deravĂœm) cieÄŸom ĂștočnĂ­kov nie je novinka a vĆĄetci to vieme uĆŸ nejakĂș tĂș dekĂĄdu, takĆŸe ich aktuĂĄlne "precitnutie" je naozaj veÄŸmi Ć„aĆŸko uveriteÄŸnĂ©. #MS #Produkty #ÚtočnĂ­ci #BezpečnosĆ„ #Memo #TheVerge

theverge.com/24148033/satya-na



Read Satya Nadella’s Microsoft memo on putting security first

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants every employee to focus on security. In a memo, he calls on employees not to make security tradeoffs.
Tom Warren (The Verge)
#microsoft #ms #bezpečnost #firmy #spravanie #produkty #utocnici #memo #theverge

#opensource #microsoft #dos #msdos

#matrix #microsoft #unitednations

#opensource #microsoft #OSSummit #linuxfoundation

#microsoft

I would use #Outlook only in a business context. Then it's corporate data, and the company can decide to share it with #Microsoft or not. Having 813 "partners" which use your private data while you use Outlook for your private emails, sounds like a #privacy nightmare.
#privacy #microsoft #outlook

⚡ Watch out: #Microsoft joins #Google & #Facebook with its focus on ads first. ⚡

When creating a test account, #Outlook informed us of 813 data sharing partners! đŸ«ą

Plus, the "new" Outlook app is quietly storing your data in the cloud, including your passwords.
👉 tuta.com/blog/outlook-shares-p


A pop-up banner from Outlook informing us that they will be sharing our data with their 813 partners.

Emails, Contacts, Passwords - Oh My! New Outlook Shares It All With Microsoft Putting Your Security At Risk

Microsoft's new Outlook for Windows shares all your data with its severs - and with up to 813 partners.
Tutanota
#google #facebook #microsoft #outlook

NV Access is very pleased to announce the release of our updated Microsoft Word with NVDA training module. Available now from nvaccess.org/product/microsoft
 Extensively rewritten, the module incorporates the latest NVDA and Office 365 features and keystrokes. At only $32 Australian (Roughly $20 USD / 19€ - converted at checkout), it's very affordable. #Training #NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #ScreenReader #Learning #Word #Microsoft #Office

Microsoft Word Training for NVDA (eBook)

The official training material for Microsoft Word 2010 through to the latest 2021 and Office 365 with NVDA. Concepts covered range from getting started with Microsoft Word to advanced skills such a

NV Access
#Accessibility #screenreader #microsoft #nvdasr #office #training #nvda #learning #word

#Microsoft #popup
OĂč est le bouton "Ta gueule" ?

(Désolé mais maintenant que ma machine de boulot est un Windows, vous allez m'entendre rùler.)

Encore une popup dans Microsoft Teams : "Marquer tout comme lu. Marquer tous les éléments comme lus dans Activités, Conversion ou Teams." (Il y a bouton "J'ai compris".)
#microsoft #popup

I’m not sure who’s to blame in the #EU for giving up to the lobbying efforts of #Apple and #Microsoft (I can’t think of anything short of either public official corruption or macroscopic incompetence behind the last minute partial reversal of the #DMA definition of “gatekeeper” for the two most valuable companies in the world), but these are some consequences of this decision:

  1. If Apple isn’t labelled as a gatekeeper when it comes to #iMessage (an app used by 1.3B people), then they won’t have to comply and open up their walled garden to 3rd-party clients - while, for example, Messenger and WhatsApp will have to comply, despite having similar numbers of users.
  2. If Microsoft isn’t labelled as a gatekeeper when it comes to #Edge (a piece of software installed as the default browser on an OS used by at least 1.5B people), then they’ll be free to keep rewriting https:// URLs as microsoft-edge:https:// just for the sake of intercepting everything and breaking compatibility, they’ll no longer have to provide browser selection pop-ups on fresh Windows installations, and they can keep opening all the web views and PWA on Windows devices in their own browser without providing alternatives - while, for example, Chrome and Safari will have to comply.

Shame on the EU for bending to them. They have just lost a huge chunk of credibility, and nobody should trust them the next time that they say that they want to uphold the same principles to everyone. Shame on these companies and on their lobbying efforts. Shame on everybody who still uses their products and gives them so much undeserved leverage.

The DMA and the “gatekeeper” definition was supposed to be the proof that these companies are now run by responsible adults. Being a “gatekeeper” is the acknowledgment that you are running platforms used by billions, and with great power comes great responsibility - towards society, towards regulators, towards the rules of the open market, towards your own competitors.

My employer might be included on the list soon as well, and I’m more than happy to comply. Large tech companies like ours have enjoyed lavish profits and outrageous market shares and ignored anti-competition laws for too long: now it’s time to prove that we’re all grown ups who want to play by the rules.

Instead, Apple and Microsoft have unleashed their overpaid legal counsels and lobbying crews, who have engaged in a pathetic dance to gaslight Brussels officials, and force them to say that one of the largest messaging platforms and one of the most used browsers in the world, run by the two companies with the highest evaluations in the world, for some reason are not expected to play by the rules written for everyone else.

Shame on them, and shame on the childish sociopaths who run them.

theregister.com/2024/02/14/app



Europe loosens the straps tying Apple and Microsoft to tough antitrust rules

Did someone say a safety word? iMessage, Bing, Edge, Ads avoid gatekeeper restrictions
Thomas Claburn (The Register)
#apple #dma #microsoft #EU #imessage #edge

đŸ“«GREAT Reason To Both Use / Support @thunderbird #Thunderbird

New Microsoft #Outlook Collects / Shares Your Data w/Over 772 Parties

#email #communication #FOSS #Microsoft #Thunderbird #Mozilla #encryption #crypto #e2ee #infosec #Proton #surveillance #cybersecurity #privacy #News

proton.me/blog/outlook-is-micr



Outlook is Microsoft’s new data collection service

The new Outlook now appears to be a data collection service for Microsoft’s 772 external partners for targeted advertising.
Edward Komenda (Proton)
#foss #email #privacy #infosec #mozilla #encryption #thunderbird #microsoft #News #crypto #communication #cybersecurity #surveillance #proton #outlook #e2ee @Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox

#a11y #Accessibility #microsoft

Kurzer Kommentar von FrauTux zum Thema #O365 in einer Behörde:
»Die Bundesagentur fĂŒr Arbeit liebt O365 und wir sind alle drin« 👇

kuketz-forum.de/t/kommentar-di


#microsoft #datenschutz #dsgvo #ttdsg #verantwortungslosigkeit


Kommentar: Die Bundesagentur fĂŒr Arbeit liebt O365 und wir sind alle drin

Mit Erschrecken habe ich neulich im Fediverse diesen Link zu LinkedIn und einem Statement des CIO der Bundesagentur fĂŒr Arbeit gefunden.
Kuketz IT-Security Forum ⋆ IT-Sicherheit | Datenschutz
#datenschutz #microsoft #DSGVO #TTDSG #o365 #verantwortungslosigkeit

Resolved: Microsoft Outlook Blocking All Email from @tutanota.com Domain as Spam.

tuta.com/blog/outlook-falsely-


This is just another example of how much power Microsoft has. But sometimes I'm not sure they really know what they're doing.

Anyway, dealing with Windows email users (businesses and individuals) can be a nightmare.

If you plan on using your own email server, sooner or later you'll be playing this game too.

#microsoft #outlook #hotmail #email #spam @Tutanota

Resolved: Microsoft Outlook Blocking All Email from @tutanota.com Domain as Spam.

Update: Emails from Tutanota.com no longer go to Spam in Outlook.
Tutanota
#email #microsoft #outlook #hotmail #spam @Tuta

#microsoft #outlook #spread

#email #microsoft #spf #fcc #Regulators #dmarc #dkim #provider #toobigtofail @European Commission @Bundesnetzagentur

#privacy #microsoft #outlook

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